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Severe GI complications associated with mortality in 50%+ of COVID-19 cases

While only 5.1 percent of COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care units had severe gastrointestinal complications, those patients had a mortality rate of 55.6 percent, according to a pre-proof study published in Gastroenterology.

CRC screening pioneer, advocate Dr. David Ahlquist dies

Gastroenterologist and colorectal cancer screening pioneer David Ahlquist, MD, died Nov. 1 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 69.

New York hospital breaks ground on $35M specialty facility including GI, orthopedics

Oceanside, N.Y.-based Mount Sinai South Nassau broke ground on a 15,400-square-foot facility in Long Beach, N.Y., the health system announced Nov. 10.

Here's the new FDA-approved pill that's an alternative to liquid colonoscopy solutions

The FDA approved Sebela Pharmaceuticals' colonoscopy preparation tablet Sutab, the company announced Nov. 10.

5 most-read GI articles — Independent GI practice in Washington relocating, charges against Illinois GI and more

Here are the five most-read stories about gastroenterology and endoscopy from Nov. 5-13:

Model predicts patient CRC risk effectively

Researchers developed a model that can predict an individual patient's risk to develop advanced precancerous polyps and colon cancer, Medical Xpress reported Nov. 10.

Robot-assisted colon surgery, single-use devices from Olympus — 10 GI industry notes

Here are 10 updates from gastroenterology companies and practices in the last week:

Berkeley Medical Center debuts robotic-assisted colon resection surgeries: 3 details

Three physicians recently completed the first robotic-assisted colon resection surgeries at Martinsburg, W.Va.-based Berkeley Medical Center.

AI platform predicts ulcerative colitis

Docbot's artificial intelligence platform can be trained to predict levels of ulcerative colitis severity after reviewing full-length endoscopy videos, AiThority reported Nov. 6.

Dr. Ellen Scherl on the future of gastroenterology — 3 insights

Ellen Scherl, MD, research director of the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine, spoke with NextServices President Praveen Suthrum about the future of the specialty.